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It’s absurd that Warren City Hall has a “prayer station.”
People can stop by, learn about church services, get a prayer. It’s apparently open to all religions. The station has come to the forefront in recent days because Mayor James Fouts has rejected a request by atheists, who want to set up a stand in city hall to counter the prayer station.
That being said, why the heck is a prayer station in a government building? Whatever happened to separation of church and state? Last time I checked, the Warren city government came under the category of "state." And last time I checked, Warren was still in the United States.
I’m not anti-religion by any means. But there’s a proper place for a “prayer station.”
And frankly, Warren City Hall isn’t it.
That’s why we have churches, mosques and synagogues.
I sometimes like to have scotch on the rocks in a public setting.
But I won’t take a bottle and a bag of ice over to Warren City Hall to drink. There's a proper place. We do have bars and restaurants.
Mayor Fouts tells media outlets that he’s open to having all religions spoken for in city hall. Frankly, I don’t find that any more comforting.
City Hall is for government business.
And if it’s not, then I’d like to set up a stand to serve Scotch and play loud music to people, whether they believe in God or not.
